Working as a locum tenens physician isn't just for retired doctors interested in boosting their income or staving off post-retirement boredom. In fact, it is becoming a viable option for an increasing number of physicians in all phases of their...
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Assignments for locum tenens physicians are often set up as independent contractor arrangements. For several reasons, the independent contractor relationship is better for the physician and for the facilities that employ them. Locum tenens physicians must manage their own taxes...
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Locum tenens physicians often find more opportunities than usual during holidays. Many traditionally-employed physicians plan vacations around holidays, and having at least a day off is a priority to a lot of medical professionals and their families. As a result,...
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Ranked first in the United States in terms of population, the state of California offers plenty of opportunities for the locum tenens physician. A state this populous and physically large (it's the third largest state in terms of geographic area)...
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Most of us have heard of telemedicine even if we have never personally participated in it, whether as doctor or patient. Telemedicine is exactly what it sounds like: providing treatment to patients remotely. This is done by secure broadband and...
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Ariel Jacoby is an accomplished healthcare writer and editor working at Medelita, where she has overseen the growth and development of their highly esteemed content channels, which provide valuable insights to customers and readers in the medical industry. What's the...
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The career path of the typical physician is quite different than it was a generation ago. For one thing, implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has put millions more Americans onto insurers' rolls at the same time as a...
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Figures from 2015 indicate that the demand for primary care physicians has been "insatiable," and that family care physicians are the most frequently-placed clinicians. Family care physicians are and will continue to be in high demand over the next decade....
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Locum tenens hasn't always been called that, and versions of it have been around as long as medical practices have existed. Back in the mid-19th century, frontier doctors were the locum tenens doctors of their day, bringing medical services to...
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Hiring a new physician for your hospital or practice has always been a drawn-out process. Not only can it be difficult to locate job candidates, the process has really just begun once you officially hire one. The physician may need...
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